Tocilizumab in giant cell arteritis. Observational, open-label multicenter study of 134 patients in clinical practice

…, N Palmou-Fontana, V Calvo-Río, D Prieto-Peña… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective: Tocilizumab (TCZ) has shown efficacy in clinical trials on giant cell arteritis (GCA).
Real-world data are scarce. Our objective was to assess efficacy and safety of TCZ in …

Predictors of positive 18F-FDG PET/CT-scan for large vessel vasculitis in patients with persistent polymyalgia rheumatica

D Prieto-Peña, I Martínez-Rodríguez, J Loricera… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is often the presenting manifestation of giant cell
arteritis (GCA). Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed …

Early large vessel systemic vasculitis in adults

MA González-Gay, D Prieto-Peña… - Best Practice & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis in individuals older than 50 years in
Western countries. In addition to the typical pattern of cranial ischemic manifestations, large …

[HTML][HTML] Imaging tests in the early diagnosis of giant cell arteritis

D Prieto-Pena, S Castaneda… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Early recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA) is crucial to avoid the development of ischemic
vascular complications, such as blindness. The classic approach to making the diagnosis of …

[PDF][PDF] Evidence for uncoupling of clinical and 18-FDG activity of PET/CT scan improvement in tocilizumab-treated patients with large-vessel giant cell arteritis

D Prieto Peña, I Martínez-Rodríguez… - Clin Exp …, 2021 - clinexprheumatol.org
Objective. Clinical improvement following tocilizumab (TCZ) therapy in patients with large-vessel
(LVV) giant cell arteritis (GCA) is well established. However, information on TCZ effect …

Probability-based algorithm using ultrasound and additional tests for suspected GCA in a fast-track clinic

A Sebastian, A Tomelleri, A Kayani, D Prieto-Pena… - RMD open, 2020 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objectives Clinical presentations of giant cell arteritis (GCA) are protean, and it is vital to
make a secure diagnosis and exclude mimics for urgent referrals with suspected GCA. The …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in the treatment of giant cell arteritis

S Castañeda, D Prieto-Peña… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis among elderly people. The clinical
spectrum of the disease is heterogeneous, with a classic/cranial phenotype, and another …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated VCAM-1, MCP-1 and ADMA serum levels related to pulmonary fibrosis of interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis

…, M Sebastián Mora-Gil, D Prieto-Peña… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Early diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) constitutes a challenge for the clinicians. Pulmonary vasculopathy is relevant in …

[HTML][HTML] The spectrum of interstitial lung disease associated with autoimmune diseases: data of a 3.6-year prospective study from a referral center of interstitial lung …

…, S Fernández-Rozas, D Prieto-Peña… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) may occur in patients with a rheumatic autoimmune disease (AD),
increasing their risk of morbidity and mortality. However, little is known about the …

[HTML][HTML] Rituximab in the treatment of interstitial lung disease associated with autoimmune diseases: experience from a single referral center and literature review

…, S Remuzgo-Martínez, D Prieto-Peña… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the present study, we aimed to report our experience with rituximab (RTX) in the treatment
of patients with ILD associated with AD (AD-ILD) at a single center. For this purpose, clinical …